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He always lived with his father, and did his full share of all the work in clearing up and subduing the five hundred acres of land his father purchased in this county. He held the plow to "break up" over three hundred acres of it. In fact he owned an undi- vided one-half of the entire property, and in company with his father, always worked the farm for the very best results. The land proved to be very productive, although somewhat stony and hilly, but Nathaniel made it a most desirable farm. In 1859 Nathaniel took a deed of the farm, and in 1869 he sold the entire tract to Galusha Case, of Ohio, for seventeen thousand dollars. In the fall of 1870 he purchased the old "Hagaman Farm," it being the n. w. 4 of section 34, of Adrian, adjoining Adrian city limits, where he now resides. He also owns a farm of two hundred acres on sections 35 and 36, in Cambridge, known as the Christopher Russ farm. June 4th, 1855, he married Miss Nancy A. Russ, daughter of Nathaniel and Clarissa T. Russ, pioneers of Cam- bridge, by whom he has had four children as follows: Arthur T., born March 27th, 1857, at home ; Purley J., born December 7th, 1861, at home ; Eva I., born August 30th, 1863, at home ; Clar- ence R., born April 22d, 1867, at home. Mrs. Nancy A. Wheeler was born in Pultney, Steuben county, New York, June 10th, 1834, and came to Michigan with her parents in 1836. Her father was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and died in Oakland county, Michi- gan, in 1839. Her mother was born, probably, in New Jersey, and died in Cambridge, this county, July 14th, 1866.
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OHN F. SCHREDER was born in Newburgh, Orange coun- ty, New York, March 24th, 1789. His father, John F. Schreder, was born near Hesse Castle, Germany, and came to America as a Hessian soldier in 1776, afterwards deserting and joining the American army, serving there five years. After the war he settled in Orange county, where he lived until his death in 1824. In 1788 he married Miss Elizabeth Hack, of Newburgh, Orange county, New York, by whom he had eight children, all sons, John F. being the oldest, and is now the only survivor. Mrs. Elizabeth Schreder was born in Newburgh, Orange county, New York, in 1767, and died in Sullivan county, New York, in 1851. John F. Schreder, the subject of this sketch, lived with his parents until he was twelve years old, when he commenced life for himself ,
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working on farms, and going to school winters, until he was about twenty-one. In 1811, when he was twenty-two years old, he went to Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, and settled twelve miles north of Philadelphia, where he worked in a flouring mill for twelve years. In 1831 he came to Michigan and settled in Lena- wee county, locating the w. ¿ of the n. w. ¿ of section 7, in Ridge- way, where he now resides. During the past thirty years he has erected a good brick house, with good and sufficient barns, besides a comfortable tenement house. The farm is now under a good state of cultivation, and Mr. Schreder, now in his 91st year, (Sep- tember 10th, 1879) is able to look after and direct matters. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and now draws a pension for his services. He served as sergeant of captain McClean's company , first regiment, second battalion Pennsylvania militia. He was also a soldier in the Black Hawk war, and was in Captain Drown's company. About forty years ago he served the town of Ridge- way as pathmaster and assessor. He cast his first vote in the spring of 1809, at Newburgh, and that fall he voted for James Madison, the fourth President of the United States. Since that time he has never failed to cast his vote at every election that has been held in the locality where he has lived. He has always been Democratic in politics. In 1797 Gen. Washing- ton and lady came to Newburgh to visit his old headquar- ters and call upon a friend, Richard Robinson. While there Mr. Schreder saw them. He says they were riding in a carriage, and when he saw them they were just driving into Mr. Robinson's lane, some three-quarters of a mile in length. They were met there by quite a number of people and old soldiers, when Wash- ington stepped out of the carriage and shook hands with them. March 20th, 1817, he married Miss Susan Wambold, daughter of Isaac and Martha Wambold, of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, by whom he had seven children, as follows: Mary, born in More- land, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, July 21st, 1818, wife of Cyrus Palmer, of Nattowa, St. Joseph county, Michigan ; Israel H., born in Abington, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, De- cember 5th, 1819, a farmer of Clinton, this county ; Catharine A., born in Abington, Pennsylvania, January 23d, 1822, died May 10th, 1879, having kept her father's house for thirty-five years- since the death of her mother; Elizabeth, born in Abington, Pennsylvania, December 18th, 1825, now the wife of Lewis Ellis, of Nashua, Iowa ; Martha Matilda, born in Moreland, Pennsyl- vania, January 18th, 1831, died October 27th, 1849. Lacy, born in Ridgeway, this county, February 8th, 1834, was the wife of Jonathan S. Granger, of Cincinnati, and died in Ridgeway, June
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13th, 1876 ; S. Cryscilda, born in Ridgeway, this county, July 21st, 1838, wife of William H. Arner, of Ridgeway. Mrs. Susan Schreder was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, June 4th, 1795, and died in Ridgeway, May 23d, 1844. Mr. Schreder is now in his ninety-first year, and is in remarkably good health, with a mind apparently as clear as it was thirty years ago. He has always been a remarkably healthy man, the only severe sickness he ever suf- fered was a severe attack of cholera, some twenty-two years ago. He has fifteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren now living.
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TILLIAM M. GRAVES was born in Vergennes, Vermont, April 21st, 1808. His father, Samuel B. Graves, was born in Connecticut, November 22d, 1776, and was a mechanic; he, in company with a cousin, William Graves, made the first wool carding machines and pickers ever built in the State of Vermont. These machines came into general use throughout New England. His mother was Miss Betsey Welch, daughter of Paul Welch, a pioneer of Vergennes, who took part in the Revolutionary war, and was a drum major in the war of 1812. Samuel B. Graves was the father of eight children, three sons and five daughters; he died April 23d, 1861, in Adrian. William M. Graves, in 1818, emigrated, with his father, from Vergennes to Wheatland, Monroe county, New York, where he was apprenticed as a mill-wright and carpenter, which business he followed until he emigrated to Michigan, in August, 1835. December 1st, 1830, he married Miss Sarah M. Smith, daughter of Elisha Smith, formerly of Vergennes, Vermont, by whom he has had five children, as follows: Oscar H., Jennie M., William H., S. Edson and Martha C. He arrived in Adrian with his family, consisting of his wife and two children, from Brockport, Monroe county, New York, August 15th, 1835, paying sixty-five dollars for two teams to transport himself and goods from Monroe to Adrian, leaving him almost penniless. Houses were scarce at that time and he moved into a slab shanty which had been built by Gabriel Todd, and which stood near the site of the present residence Abel Whitney. He occupied this shanty about six weeks, paying four shillings rent, per week; he then occupied a log house built by Harvey Todd, which stood near the present St. Joseph's church,
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on Union street. In the winter and spring of 1836 he built the house now owned by A. L. Millard, Esq., for John Hutchens. With the exception of Addison J. Comstock's residence, this was the best house in the village at that time. In January, 1837, he was appointed under-sheriff by Joseph H. Cleveland, first sheriff under the State organization, and served in that capacity four years .. In December, 1851, he went to California, where he remained until the spring of 1855, when he returned home. In February, 1856, he again went to California, and returned home in October, 1861. Two of his sons, William H., and S. Edson., served with distinction in the late Rebellion. In 1861 William H. Graves raised a company under the first call for three months' men, went to the field as captain, and was wounded at the first battle of Bull Run. After his recovery, he was made lieutenant colonel of the Twelfth Michigan Infantry, and was promoted to the colonelcy of the regi- ment shortly after the battle of Pittsburg Landing. He served throughout the war and received several congatulatory letters from Gen. Grant for bravery and gallantry. He had command of a brig- ade during the siege of Vicksburg, and afterwards was placed in command at Devall's Bluff, Arkansas, and was wounded on White river while defending government stores. S. Edson Graves went into the service as a private, but was promoted to sergeant, lieutenant, and captain, and then to major, and served on Generals Kimball and Carr's staffs, and was inspector general of Michigan under General Hooker. There are none of the older residents of the city but will remember Oscar H. Graves. He was indeed a model young man, and was loved and respected by the entire com- munity. Mr. Graves has an honorable record, and has filled many places of importance for the people, and always performed his duties promptly and faithfully. He has raised a family in the city that is an honor to himself and the entire community.
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TALTER FURMAN was born in Hopewell, Rockland county, New York, December 6th, 1825. His father, Robert Furman, was born December 31st, 1802, in Rock- land county, New York. He was a farmer, and always lived there until the fall of 1835, when he emigrated to Michigan, and locat- ed a farm of government land, in Dover, this county. He
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afterwards sold this farm and purchased another in the same town. He still lives in Dover. When Mr. Furman moved into Dover he was obliged to cut about one mile of road to get to his land. He had invested all of his money in land, and for about two years he could hardly get enough for his family to eat, and had it not been for the deer, bears, raccoons and rabbits, the family would have gone hungry, and perhaps starved. It was almost impossible to keep hogs at that time, as bears were very plenty, and fond of " hog meat." The first corn he could get, he took to Monroe to mill. The first fall he lost his oxen, by getting mired in a swamp, and during that winter he cleared about five acres "by hand," which he planted, the following spring, to corn, with an ax, with- out plowing. The most of the crop was eaten up by bears and coons, after he had watched the field almost day and night, to keep them out. May 13th, 1823, he married Miss Jane Duzenberry, of Rockland county, New York, by whom he had five children, all of whom are living, Walter being the oldest son. Mrs. Jane Furman was born in Rockland county, New York, April 13th, 1804, and died in Dover, March 9th, 1868. Walter Furman lived with his father until he was twenty-one. The year he was twenty-one, he met with an accident which crippled him for life. At the age of twenty-two he went to learn the harness maker's trade, with Robert Bidleman, at Adrian, and worked for him three years. In the fall of 1849 he formed a partnership with Riley Harris and Erastus Converse, and bought out Ira Buck, then in the harness business in Adrian. The firm of Converse, Furman & Harris continued business about two years, when Furman sold out. In 1852 Mr. Furman went to Blissfield, Lenawee county, and opened a harness shop, which he run for twelve years. He then opened a hardware store in the same place, which he run six years, and sold to H. D. Ellis. In the winter of 1870 he again opened a harness shop, and is still engaged in the business, running the largest shop in Lenawee county. December 28th, 1851, he married Miss Sarah Jane Tolford, daughter of William Tolford, a pioneer of Madison, Lenawee county, by whom he has had three children, as follows: Oscar T., born April 20th, 1854, in the gro- cery business in Blissfield ; Ella L., born June 23d, 1864, at home; and one daughter who died an infant. Mrs. Sarah Jane Furman was born in Wayne county, New York, March 10th, 1832, and came to Michigan with her parents in 1834. Her father was born in New York, March 22d, 1791, and died in Medina, this county, February 6th, 1873. Her mother was born in New York, August 10th, 1803, and died in Madison, this county, February 20th, 1853.
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AMUEL HINKLEY was born in Barre, Worcester coun- ty, Massachusetts, July 20th, 1803. His father, Judah Hinkley, was born in Hardwick, Massachusetts, in 1761. He was always a farmer, and owned a farm in Barre, Mass- achusetts, where he lived until his death, which occurred in 1819. About 1776 he married Miss Sally Ruggles, of Hardwick, Massa- chusetts, by whom he had thirteen children, eleven of whom lived to become men and women. Mrs. Sally Hinkley was born in Hardwick, Massachusetts, and died in Petersham, Massachusetts. Samuel Hinkley lived at home until the death of his father, which occurred when he was sixteen years old, when he commenced to work on a farm by the month, which he followed until he was about twenty-four years old, when he took a part of his father's old farm to work. In 1830 he went to Seneca county, New York where he lived until the fall of 1834, when he came to Michigan, and on the 9th of November he arrived at the house of Elder James Carpenter, in Fairfield, this county. He worked at clearing land, and by the month for about four years, when he had earned and paid for the w } of the n e { of section 28 in Fairfield, where he now resides. He afterwards purchased forty acres more adjoining, but has since sold it. When he first came here he was very poor, having to borrow money to get here with. Himself and family, consisting of his wife and two children, were all sick with the ague for the first few years, and things were pretty "blue" for them. In 1835, the next year after he came, flour was worth sixteen dollars per barrel, and other necessary articles in propor - tion. Several families suffered for food during that season. In 1836 he harvested twelve acres of good wheat, which put him and some of his neighbors above want. He now claims to have one of the most productive eighty-acre farms in Fairfield, with a good house, barns, sheds, &c. He has resided on it for forty years, and now lives in comfort and plenty in his old age. February 1st, 1827, he married Miss Sarah Dewitt, daughter of John and Lucre- tia Dewitt, of South Hadley, Massachusetts, by whom he had seven children as follows: Sarah S., born in Barre, Worcester county, Massachusetts, July 11th, 1828, wife of Moses Carpenter, of Fair- field, died August 8th, 1852; Sophia J., born in Barre, Massa- chusetts, October 3d, 1830, wife of Harmon G. Munger, of Adrian, died May 20th, 1864; Samuel J., born at Seneca Falls, New York, January 7th, 1833, now of Fairfield, this county ; Francis B., born in Fairfield, this county, July 4th, 1836, now of Fairfield village ; Fanny M., born in Fairfield, December 23d, 1839, now the wife of Gilbert Smith, of Swanton, Ohio; Charles D., born in Fairfield, July 19th, 1841, now of Fairfield ; John DeWitt, born
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in Fairfield, April 9th, 1844, now of Fairfield. Mrs. Sarah Hink- ley was born in Belchertown, Massachusetts, May 8th, 1803, and died in Fairfield, September 2d, 1876. October 6th, 1877, he mar- ried Mrs. Mary Reno, widow of Daniel Reno, by whom he has had one daughter, Mary L., born in Fairfield, September 27th, 1878. Mrs. Mary Hinkley was born in Marion, Wayne county, New York, September 27th, 1847, and came to Michigan about 1854, with her parents, Jeremiah and Lucy Friday, and settled in Adrian.
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ON. NOAH K. GREEN was born in Windsor, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, December 24th, 1808. His father, Noah Green, was born in Thompson, Windham county, Connecticut, August 20th, 1761, where he lived until he was about fourteen years old, when he went to Windsor, Massachusetts, where he owned a farm, and lived until his death, December 31st, 1833. He was a descendant of Henry Green, who came to this country in 1620, from Greenwich, England, and settled in Salem, Massachusetts. He was a second cousin of Gen. Green, of Rhode Island, of Revolutionary fame. In 1791 he married Miss Becca Converse, of Thompson, Connecticut, by whom he had three children. She died in. 1803. September 25th, 1804, he married Miss Sarah Davis, of Thompson, Connecticut, by whom he had five children, Noah K. being the second child. Mrs. Sarah Green was born in Thompson, Connecticut, November 28th, 1767, and died in Windsor, Massachusetts, April 16th, 1815. February 3d, 1817, he married Miss Betsey Harwood, of Enfield, Massachu- setts. She died in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Noah Green died in Windsor, Massachusetts, December 31st, 1833. Noah K. Green lived with his father until he was twenty-six years old, and was brought up a farmer. He received a common school education, and taught school in Windsor and adjoining towns. In June, 1835, he came to Michigan, and settled in Medina, this county, purchasing two hundred and eighty acres of land on sections twenty-five and thirty-six, where he has resided ever since. He assisted in organizing the township in 1837. In 1842 he was elected supervisor of Medina, and served seven consecutive years. In 1852 he was again elected and served one year. In 1859 he was elected, and served two years. In 1849 he was elected to the
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House of Representatives, of the Michigan Legislature, and was again elected in 1861 and 1863 to the same position. November 5th, 1834, he married Miss Esther E. Baldwin, daughter of Eph- raim and Tryphena Baldwin, of Windsor, Massachusetts, by whom he has had four sons, as follows ; Oren E., born November 14th, 1835, works the home farm; Noah T., born October 13th, 1837, a general lumber dcaler of Morenci, this county ; George D., born February 28th, 1841, a merchant of Wauseon, Ohio ; Henry E., born November 7th, 1849, a hardware merchant of Morenci, this county. Mrs. Esther E. Green was born in Windsor, August 14th, 1807. Her father, Ephraim Baldwin, was born in 1771, and married Tryphena Moore, of Stillwater, New York, in 1796. Mrs. Baldwin died July 20th, 1811, at Windsor, Massachusetts, and Mr. Baldwin died June 28th, 1839, at the same place.
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OSEPH HAGAMAN was born in Varick, Seneca county, New York, March 18th, 1816. His father, John S. Haga- man, was born in New Jersey, about 1774, where he lived until he was nineteen years old, when he moved to Seneca county, where he purchased land, and was among the earliest settlers of the county. He resided there until about 1848, when he sold out and came to Michigan, and lived with his son, Samuel W. Hagaman, of Fairfield, until his death, which occurred in 1861. About 1810 he married Mrs. Elizabeth Waldron, daughter of John Hag- aman, of Romulus, Seneca county, New York, by whom he had three children, Joseph being the youngest child. Mrs. Elizabeth Hagaman was born in New Jersey, and died in Varick, in 1842. Her father was born in New Jersey, and died in Varick, Seneca county, New York. Her grandfather, Joseph Hagaman, came from Holland, and settled in New Jersey. Joseph Hagaman, the subject of this sketch, was raised a farmer, and lived in Seneca county, New York, where he received a good common school edu- cation, until 1841, when he came to Michigan, and settled in Medina, this county. In 1834 he came to this county, and located the s. e. } of section 26, in Medina, and it was upon this land that he settled in 1841. He resided on his farm in Medina, about twenty years, and was one of the most successful and prosperous farmers of the township. In 1861 he sold his farm, and moved to the village of Morenci, where he has resided ever since. Since
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his residence in the village, he has been engaged in several kinds of business. In 1862 he formed a partnership with Dr. Joseph Tripp, in the drug business, but was soon after burned out. After the fire he formed a partnership with Horace Garlick, and contin- ued the business until 1865, during which time they erected a brick store, on Main street. For two or three years he followed farming, and in 1868 he formed a partnership with George W. Wilson, and did a general mercantile business, until 1874, since which time he has not been engaged in any business. In 1838 he married Miss Leah Blain, daughter of Samuel and Catharine Blain, of Varick, Seneca county, New York. She died in Morenci, October 4th, 1863, without issue. September 7th, 1864, he married Mrs. Susan H. Cawley, widow of Franklin Cawley, the founder of the village of Morenci. She is the daughter of James and Nancy Day, of Thompson, Windham county, Connecticut. She is the mother of six children, by Mr. Cawley, as follows: Anna, born September 9th, 1848, now the wife of Watson C. Crabbs, of Toledo, Ohio; Frank E., born July 8th, 1850, now of Morenci ; Sarah L., born October 17th, 1853; Pely F., born May 17th, 1856; two sons died in infancy. Mrs. Susan H. Hagaman was born in Thompson Connecticut, February 12th, 1815. She was married to Franklin Cawley September 20th, 1843. She came to Michigan to visit her sister, Mrs. James Wilson, of Seneca, in 1842, and has lived here ever since. Her father, James Day, was born in Thompson, Connecticut, of English parentage, August 5th, 1785, and died September 17th, 1824. Her mother was Miss Nancy Ballard, and was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, April 27th, 1788, and died in Morenci, this county, June 23d, 1867.
R. NATHAN TOWN was born in Berkshire county, Mass- achusetts, July 15th, 1792. His father was of Irish ex- traction, and always lived in Massachusetts. His mother was of Scotch extraction, and always lived in Massachusetts. Na- than Town lived in Massachusetts until he was a young man, when he went to the State of New York. He only lived there a short time, when he went to Norwich, London district, (now Oxford county,) Canada, where he settled and lived until 1838. When he was a young man he studied medicine, and after his location in Canada, commenced to practice, and was a successful physician. In 35
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1836, what is familiarly known as the "Patriot War," broke out, and the doctor was in sympathy with the patriots. In 1837 he was arrested on a charge of treason and imprisoned in the Hamil- ton jail for nine months, when he, with others, were sentenced to be hung. A short time before the day set for the hanging, a re- prieve came from Queen Victoria, and he was banished from the Province. He was compelled to leave before he could settle his affairs or get his family ready to move. He immediately went to Detroit, arriving there in November, 1838, where he remained until his family came. He then went to Hanover, Jackson county, where he lived until the following spring, and in May, 1839, located government land on the shore of Round Lake, in Rollin, this county, on section 11, where he lived until his death, which occurred October 28th, 1854. The doctor did very little at farm- ing, but devoted his entire attention to the practice of medicine, which he followed up to the time of his last sickness. He was the second physician to locate in Rollin, Dr. Hall being the first. March 25th, 1813, he married Miss Irene Tompkins, of Herkimer county, New York, by whom he had six children, as follows : Eliza, born January 23d, 1817, was the wife of Orin Avery. She died in Norwich, Canada, July 9th, 1838; Julia, born August 31st, 1819, was the wife of Abram Swartwout, and died in Den- ham, Canada, October 3d, 1876; Cornelia, born December 10th, 1821, now the wife of W. B. DeLong, of Norwich, Canada ; George F., born April 5th, 1825, now a farmer of Rollin ; Mary S., born January 29th, 1828, now the wife of Thomas Alchin, a farmer of Rollin ; William B., born July 23d, 1830, now a prac- ticing physician of Rollin, and owns his father's homestead. All of the children were born in Norwich, Canada. Mrs. Irene Town was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, May 11th, 1793, and died in Rollin, July 1859. October 27th, 1853, Dr. William B. Town married Miss Elmina C. Smith, daughter of Americus and Martha (Beal) Smith, pioneers of Lenawee county. Mrs. Elmina Town was born in Fairfield, this county, August 29th, 1835. [For her family relation see Col. S. B. Smith's record.]
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ATHAN SHUMWAY was born in Macedon, Wayne county, New York, February 23d, 1828. His father, Levi Shumway, was born in Belcher, Hampshire county, Massa- chusetts, June 11th, 1788. He lived with his parents until he was
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about sixteen years old, when he went to Wayne county, New York, where he worked by the month, on a farm, until he earned money enough to buy a piece of land on the " Gorham tract." He added to his first purchase until he owned one hundred acres, and was a thrifty and successful farmer there. He lived there until the spring of 1829, when, after having cleared up his farm, and put it under good cultivation, building a good frame house, and large barn, he sold out and emigrated to Michigan, and again commenced life as a pioneer. He came to Michigan in June, 1829, and located four hundred acres of land, on section thirty-five, in Madison. He immediately returned to Wayne county, New York, and brought his family on, arriving in Adrian the latter part of September, that year. The family lived with some of the other settlers for a month or so, or until he could build a log house on his land. He used his wagon box to make a door to his house, to keep out wolves and other wild animals. In 1832 he built a barn, getting his lumber in Adrian, sawed from trees which stood within the then village limits. If this was not the first barn built in Madison, it was the first in that part of the township, and all the settlers in that vicinity brought their wheat there to thresh upon the floor. He afterwards purchased about four hundred acres more land in Palmyra, Madison and Fairfield, and built a saw-mill on a creek that then passed through his land, on section nine, in Fair- field, now owned by Stillman W. Bennett. At that time this creek afforded a good water power, but it has now nearly dried up, a very small brook being all there is left to remind the pioneer that " once this was a mill-seat." He was fatally injured while assisting in raising Thomas Hagaman's barn, in Fairfield, July 27th, 1834, and died August 3d, following. September 16th, 1817, he married Miss Abigail Smith, daughter of Ezekiel and Sylvia Smith, of Macedon, Wayne county, New York, by whom he had nine children, four sons and five daughters, Nathan being the sixth child and youngest son. Mrs. Abigail Shumway was born in Ormstown, near Montreal, Canada, November 12th, 1798. She was a pioneer in every sense of the word. Her parents were pioneers in Canada, and came to New York, and settled in a wil- derness. After her marriage she always lived a pioneer life. She died in Madison, this county, November 1st, 1872. Nathan Shumway lived at home until he was about twenty years old. He received his education in a log school house, fourteen by sixteen, with a log floor, one end being occupied by a large fire-place, with a stick and mud chimney. After he was twenty years old he taught school for several winters. He always followed farming, and is now living on the s. w. } of section 11, in Fairfield, land
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